-=> Daryl Stout wrote to James Bradley <=-

 JB> Here, I just spent 10 of the last 48-hours in an emergency ward. Nice

 DS>   I know what you mean. Unless you are in a life
 DS> threatening situation  (heart attack, massive bleeding,
 DS> etc.) you won't get seen too quickly... unless they're not
 DS> real busy.

'Round here, the closing to that last sentence is preposterous. With public
health care, I'm sure they see their share of stubbed toes. When I had my last
allergic reaction to a wasp sting, they had me plumbed up in five minutes, but
when I'm just there to see if I'm anemic from post-op internal bleeding, there
should be a station set up to draw the juice three steps from the taxi stand
instead of everyone chasing everyone else looking for a patient that refused
treatment four hours earlier and didn't bother telling anyone.

 DS>   Over a 2 week period in June, I had 4 trips to an area Emergency
 DS> Room, and ended up having emergency kidney stone removal surgery.
 DS> Then, I had to spend the week afterwards in a recliner
 DS> chair at my Mom's place, because of a stint and catheter I
 DS> had to wear for a week. Already being fully  disabled since
 DS> 2004, that lack of movement (and sleep) made it
 DS> worse...but, I'd rather deal with arthritis pain, than a
 DS> kidney stone attack!!

I can only imagine! Things are back to a dull roar then? 

 JB> Review the criminal that authorized the payments!

 DS>   I sometimes wonder if the "Criminal Justice System" is
 DS> "where the criminal gets the justice".

I think the "big picture" criminal is responsible for issuing repeated
"Important Updates To Your Credit Card" statements, and discovering yet
*another* way to bleed the masses. Reparation is a policy I would like to see
implemented, but how does that work with a war criminal? (Worse examples
intentionally omitted.) Capital punishment seems hollow to me. (But that's not
the topic of this echo. Sorry mod.)


... James
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